Leina, Tomoe, and the rest of the finalists for the Queen's Blade Tournament take up residence in Gynos, the Queen's Capital. Each of the girls is paired up in a duel, and best friends are forced to fight each other with their lives on the line. A new contender appears: Nyx, a master of fire magic, is a former servant of the Vance family with a burning grudge. And Queen Aldra has revealed her new right hand and leader of the Fang Assassins: Risty!